gr00469.xml Veterans Affairs Department: An Inventory of Its Korean War Denied Bonus Records and Index at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

Finding aid encoded by Shelby Edwards and Cheri Thies, November 2011. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. Dept. of Veterans' Affairs. Korean War denied bonus records and index. circa 1950s-1970s. Materials in English. Index to and denied applications for military service bonus payments to Minnesota veterans of the Korean War. 12.0 cu. ft. (12 boxes); 1 partial reel microfilm. See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Applications were given a number when they were received and eventually were either granted or denied. One numerical sequence was used in issuing the case numbers. Missing numbers mean the bonus was granted and the file should be found in the separately cataloged Korean War Bonus Records and Index.

ARRANGEMENT

The collection is organized into the following sections:

Korean War Denied Bonus Index (Microfilm 158-I, Reel 10 [part]) Korean War Denied Bonus Records CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Bounties, Military -- Minnesota. Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Veterans. Veterans -- Minnesota. Document Types: Microforms. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Dept. of Veterans' Affairs. Korean War Denied Bonus Records and Index . Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Microfilm Production:

Saint Paul, MN : Veterans Affairs Department, circa 1975.

Microfilmed index is available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 992-59; 2008-20

Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 007440241

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Korean War Denied Bonus Claims Index, Nos. 000024-088592 (Microfilm SAM 158-I, Roll 10 [part])

Some cards note reason for denial; some numbers are preceded with a K. This unit on the microfilm has no identification or internal tagging.

Arrangement: Numerical by claim number.

Korean War Denied Bonus Claims Files, Nos. 24-88592.

Contains applications, questionnaires, correspondence, and reasons for denial. Missing numbers mean the bonus was granted and the file can be found in the Korean War Bonus Records and Index.

Arrangement: Numerical by claim number.

123.E.15.1B Nos. 24–19939. 123.E.15.2F Nos. 20237–33086. 123.E.15.3B Nos. 33153–43885. 123.E.15.4F Nos. 43899–53213. 123.E.15.5B Nos. 53235–59294. 123.E.15.6F Nos. 59302–66876. 123.E.15.7B Nos. 66895–73248. 123.E.15.8F Nos. 73252-78058. 123.E.15.9B Nos. 78094–81130. 123.E.15.10F Nos. 81142–85332. 123.E.16.1B Nos. 85348–88297. 123.E.16.2F Nos. 88306–88592. Denied Late Applicants, 1960s-1970s.

Case numbers 100012–101203. Contains applications, correspondence, and reason for denial.